Category: Missouri
History’s First House Flipper?
Imagine building a grand, castle-like home for your wife, only to have her grow tired of it just a few years after moving in. No…
The St. Joe Seven: Great Experiences In One of the Midwest’s Most Historic Towns
All this week, The American Countryside is in St. Joseph, Missouri. I’ve been around St. Joe for most of my life and here are seven…
Video: St. Joe’s Early Entrepreneur
The latest American Countryside video features St. Joseph, Missouri, and one of its early entrepreneurs. William Wyeth helped outfit settlers as they headed west from…
St. Joseph’s Early Entrepreneur
Today we begin a series from St. Joseph, MO…the city many know as the place the Pony Express began and Jesse James ended. When the…
Where the Delta Meets the Ozarks
Powhatan, Ark., is a once-thriving city, now mostly a ghost town. But its buildings have been restored and the stories of its glory days still…
Seven Great FREE Places to Visit with the Family this Summer
Here are seven places my family and I have discovered in the American Countryside listening area that are not only fun to visit, but also…
Own Your Own Railroad
Ever dream of owing your own railroad? Well, now you have the next best thing–you can rent a railroad for you and your friends and…
Mastadon Park
Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up a tale about the creature…
Preparing for Agriculture’s Future
The next 40 years are predicted to bring an ever increasing population both here and around the world. Food needs will rise and agricultural jobs…
Resolving Controversies in Animal Agriculture
It used to be that controversies in agriculture revolved around which color of tractor to buy or what kind of seed to plant. Those debates…
